Amancio Alcorta (composer)

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Amancio Jacinto del Corazón de Jesús Alcorta Zuasnábar (born August 16, 1805 in Santiago del Estero , † May 3, 1862 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine composer and politician.

From 1817 to 1820 Alcorta studied literature at the Convento de Franciscanos de Catamarca under the direction of Fray Ramón de la Quintana . He then went to Córdoba, where he studied flute and harmony with José María Cambeses at the Colegio de Monserrat and began studying law at the university. He broke this off in 1826 and became a member of his home province in the Congreso de la Nación in Buenos Aires.

He was appointed Minister by the Governor of Santiago de Estero , Román Antonio Deheza , in 1830, and by the Governor of Salta , José Güemes , in 1831. In 1853 he became a member of the Senate of Argentina .

From 1822 Alcorta was also active as a composer, but a large part of his works has been lost, some were preserved in revisions by his grandson Alberto Williams . In addition to piano pieces ( Colección de composiciones para piano, valses, minuets, cuadrillas, contradanzas y polkas ) and songs ( Colección de canciones para voces de soprano, contralto, tenor, barítono y bajo ), some liturgical works have also survived.

Works

  • Lamentaciones for contralto , tenor, bass and organ
  • Gradual para el día de San Martín for baritone, flute and organ
  • La agonía, canto para el Viernes Santo for tenor, baritone and organ
  • Nocturno for flute and piano
  • Gran fantasía for flute and piano
  • Trío en mi bemol for flute, violin and piano
  • Trío en sol. For flute, violin and piano
  • Cuarteto for flute, violin, cello and piano
  • Adios for mezzo-soprano and piano
  • Lamentos de cuatro niñas for four-part mixed choir
  • El remolino, vals for piano

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personal data
SURNAME Alcorta, Amancio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alcorta Zuasnábar, Amancio Jacinto del Corazón de Jesús (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine composer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago del Estero
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1862
Place of death Buenos Aires